Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1121

State of Kuwait · Personal Status · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The state of insanity or mental deficiency becoming widely known, or the court's appointment of a curator. Presumption that the disposition was concluded in a state of insanity or mental deficiency, from the time of such notoriety or appointment. Its effect. Shifting the burden of proving that the disposition was concluded during a lucid interval to the person asserting it.
Arabic original
اشتهار حالة الجنون أو العتّه أو تعيين المحكمة قيماً. افتراض قرينة بأن التصرف أُُبرم في حالة الجنون أو العتّه ومن وقت الاشتهار أو التعيين .اثر ذلك. انتقال عبء إثبات أن التصرف أُُبرم في حالة الإفاقة على من يدعيه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧/١٩٩٠ مدني جلسة ٨/٣/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٣٤٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 536. PDF pages: 521.

Ask the assistant about this principle

Guidance based on the principle and its source details, separate from the original collection text.

Related principles

Continue your case in the legal workspace

Open legal workspace